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"An American cannot converse, but he can discuss, and his talk falls into a dissertation. He speaks to you as if he was addressing a meeting; and if he should chance to become warm in the discussion, he will say »Gentlemen » to the person with whom he is conversing." – Alexis de Tocqueville

"An American cannot converse, but he can discuss, and his talk falls into a dissertation. He speaks to you as if he was addressing a meeting; and if he should chance to become warm in the discussion, he will say »Gentlemen » to the person with whom he is conversing." – Alexis de Tocqueville

« An American cannot converse, but he can discuss, and his talk falls into a dissertation. He speaks to you as if he was addressing a meeting; and if he should chance to become warm in the discussion, he will say »Gentlemen » to the person with whom he is conversing. » – Alexis de Tocqueville

"Scores of Iraqi exiles met in London to discuss ways… "Scores of Iraqi exiles met in London to discuss ways to overthrow Saddam Hussein in a grand gathering dubbed the 'Iraqi Military Alliance Meeting.' Of course, these people are no longer Iraqi, they have no military, and there is no alliance. But they did have a meeting." - Jon Stewart